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Feeding Your Gadget and Tech ObsessionsTue, 03 Mar 2015 20:27:24 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Kim Dotcom’s MEGAchat promises encrypted video chats in browsershttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-megachat-promises-encrypted-video-chats-in-browsers-22365770/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-megachat-promises-encrypted-video-chats-in-browsers-22365770/#commentsThu, 22 Jan 2015 09:30:45 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=365770Recent world events have gotten many tech companies concerned about security and privacy. Some of them have scrambled to add, enhance, or even enforce security measures like encryption while governments and their leaders, like Cameron and now Obama, have scrambled to have them blocked or at the very least weakened. Chat apps and services are one of the common targets … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-megachat-promises-encrypted-video-chats-in-browsers-22365770/feed/0Megaupload search warrant deemed legal in Kim Dotcom arresthttp://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-search-warrant-deemed-legal-in-kim-dotcom-arrest-19317411/
http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-search-warrant-deemed-legal-in-kim-dotcom-arrest-19317411/#commentsWed, 19 Feb 2014 12:38:51 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=317411The legal saga of Megaupload and its founder Kim Dotcom has been going on for a long time now. Earlier in the case, the warrant that was used to arrest Dotcom at his New Zealand mansion was ruled illegal. Some video from that raid on the Dotcom mansion was made available back in 2012. The legality of that warrant has … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-search-warrant-deemed-legal-in-kim-dotcom-arrest-19317411/feed/1Baboom music service pre-launches with Kim Dotcom’s own demo albumhttp://www.slashgear.com/baboom-music-service-pre-launches-with-kim-dotcoms-own-demo-album-20313784/
http://www.slashgear.com/baboom-music-service-pre-launches-with-kim-dotcoms-own-demo-album-20313784/#commentsMon, 20 Jan 2014 15:34:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=313784Kim Dotcom, the man behind now-defunct Megaupload and its namesake, Mega, revealed late last summer that he apparently had grown bored of his file-sharing website, and that he'd be stepping down as director in order to have more free time for other projects, one of which was said to be a music service he had up his sleeves. No details … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/baboom-music-service-pre-launches-with-kim-dotcoms-own-demo-album-20313784/feed/0Department of Justice report details case against Kim Dotcom, former Megaupload leadershttp://www.slashgear.com/department-of-justice-report-details-case-against-kim-dotcom-former-megaupload-leaders-20309649/
http://www.slashgear.com/department-of-justice-report-details-case-against-kim-dotcom-former-megaupload-leaders-20309649/#commentsSat, 21 Dec 2013 04:30:59 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=309649Kim Dotcom, the man behind Mega, the successor of the now-defunct Megaupload, has been the subject of a long-lived investigation, the details of which were revealed today in a 191-page report by the Department of Justice. The seven defendants in the case, among them being Dotcom, are currently located in New Zealand, and have been hit with many charges, including … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/department-of-justice-report-details-case-against-kim-dotcom-former-megaupload-leaders-20309649/feed/2Mega launches iPhone app following this summer’s Android offeringhttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-iphone-app-following-this-summers-android-offering-29307207/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-iphone-app-following-this-summers-android-offering-29307207/#commentsFri, 29 Nov 2013 23:52:40 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=307207This past July, Kim Dotcom's Megaupload replacement, Mega, launched its Android app for those who prefer to keep their cloud-based activities mobile. At the time, it was promised an iPhone would be arriving in the future, and though nearly half a year has passed, an iOS offering has finally arrived. There's still no sign of a Windows Phone app, however. … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-iphone-app-following-this-summers-android-offering-29307207/feed/0Kim Dotcom ditches Mega to focus on music project and morehttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-ditches-mega-to-focus-on-music-project-and-more-04296165/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-ditches-mega-to-focus-on-music-project-and-more-04296165/#commentsWed, 04 Sep 2013 11:15:38 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=296165Kim Dotcom has announced he is stepping down as director of the new file sharing service he launched called Mega. We've talked plenty about Kim Dotcom, the man who headed up Megaupload and found himself under serious legal assault by the United States over alleged copyright infringement. While Dotcom was fighting US authorities and trying to stave off being extradited … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-ditches-mega-to-focus-on-music-project-and-more-04296165/feed/0Mega launches Android app with support for other platforms in the workshttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-android-app-with-support-for-other-platforms-in-the-works-04289178/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-android-app-with-support-for-other-platforms-in-the-works-04289178/#commentsFri, 05 Jul 2013 02:50:54 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=289178Mega - the file-hosting website of Kim Dotcom fame - has announced the arrival of its first mobile app, which is for Android and available now on the Google Play Store. Although neither the iOS nor Windows Phone apps are available, the announcement states they are in "the final stages" and will be launched in the near future. The app … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-android-app-with-support-for-other-platforms-in-the-works-04289178/feed/2Megaupload loses petabytes of data as Euro host pulls plughttp://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-loses-petabytes-of-data-as-euro-host-pulls-plug-19287093/
http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-loses-petabytes-of-data-as-euro-host-pulls-plug-19287093/#commentsWed, 19 Jun 2013 16:01:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=287093Petabytes of Megaupload data trapped on one hosting company's server has been deleted without warning, outspoken founder Kim Dotcom has revealed, meaning a huge number of predominantly European users have likely seen the end of their content. Leaseweb, one of several server providers Megaupload paid to store files, wiped 690 servers Dotcom told TorrentFreak, giving no notice to Dotcom's legal … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-loses-petabytes-of-data-as-euro-host-pulls-plug-19287093/feed/4FBI ordered to return confiscated hard drives to Kim Dotcomhttp://www.slashgear.com/fbi-ordered-to-return-confiscated-hard-drives-to-kim-dotcom-31284430/
http://www.slashgear.com/fbi-ordered-to-return-confiscated-hard-drives-to-kim-dotcom-31284430/#commentsFri, 31 May 2013 16:08:29 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=284430It's been quite the journey for Mega founder Kim Dotcom, but it seems like things are slowly coming to a conclusion. The High Court of New Zealand has ordered the FBI to return confiscated hard drives that were taken from Dotcom's home when it was initially raided last year. They have also ordered the US government to destroy all copies … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/fbi-ordered-to-return-confiscated-hard-drives-to-kim-dotcom-31284430/feed/7Mega under Hollywood fire: Google tapped to block search resultshttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-under-hollywood-fire-google-tapped-to-block-search-results-28283923/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-under-hollywood-fire-google-tapped-to-block-search-results-28283923/#commentsTue, 28 May 2013 16:01:03 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=283923We knew it would end up getting criticism from the start, but Kim Dotcom's recently-launched Mega website is getting the stink-eye from movie studios in Hollywood. While Dotcom claims that his new service is completely legal, studios like NBC Universal and Warner Bros. think the contrary, and have asked Google to take down the website from search results. Both movie … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-under-hollywood-fire-google-tapped-to-block-search-results-28283923/feed/2Kim Dotcom claims companies infringe on his patent, asks them to fund his defensehttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-claims-companies-infringe-on-his-patent-asks-them-to-fund-his-defense-22283252/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-claims-companies-infringe-on-his-patent-asks-them-to-fund-his-defense-22283252/#commentsThu, 23 May 2013 04:36:23 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=283252Kim Dotcom, the Internet maverick behind the now-defunct Megaupload, went on to replace his government-squashed file hosting website with the newly launched service Mega. All of this followed the police raid on his home in 2012, prompting a legal battle and eventual lawsuit against New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau, also known as GCSB, for illegal spying. Now he has … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-claims-companies-infringe-on-his-patent-asks-them-to-fund-his-defense-22283252/feed/3The Pirate Bay becomes world’s largest file-sharing websitehttp://www.slashgear.com/the-pirate-bay-becomes-worlds-largest-file-sharing-website-01275971/
http://www.slashgear.com/the-pirate-bay-becomes-worlds-largest-file-sharing-website-01275971/#commentsMon, 01 Apr 2013 15:23:55 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=275971The Pirate Bay has been the brunt of most legal battles dealing with piracy over the last few years, but apparently that isn't stopping the website from remaining incredibly popular. The torrent tracker has surpassed 4shared, Mediafire, and other popular file-sharing websites to become the world's largest once again. According to TorrentFreak, The Pirate Bay is back on top, mostly … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/the-pirate-bay-becomes-worlds-largest-file-sharing-website-01275971/feed/1Megaupload shutdown increased legal movie downloads, according to studyhttp://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-shutdown-increased-legal-movie-downloads-according-to-study-08273086/
http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-shutdown-increased-legal-movie-downloads-according-to-study-08273086/#commentsFri, 08 Mar 2013 16:59:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=273086What once was a haven for illegal downloading is now just an afterthought. After the shutdown of Megaupload last year, it seems users are starting to resort to legal downloading means, according to a study from Carnegie Mellon University. The study suggests that studios saw a boost in digital movie and music sales since the shutdown. The 18-week study consisted … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-shutdown-increased-legal-movie-downloads-according-to-study-08273086/feed/6Kim Dotcom can sue the New Zealand GCSB says courtshttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-can-sue-the-new-zealand-gcsb-says-courts-07272931/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-can-sue-the-new-zealand-gcsb-says-courts-07272931/#commentsThu, 07 Mar 2013 14:30:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=272931A new wrinkle has been unveiled in the legal saga of Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom and his battle against extradition to the United States. Dotcom and other members of the Megaupload team stand accused of copyright infringement among other things and face huge fines and prison time. A court in the Zealand ruled this week that Dotcom can file suit … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-can-sue-the-new-zealand-gcsb-says-courts-07272931/feed/2Mega now accepts Bitcoin as payment, also hints at e-mail, chat, voice expansionhttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-now-accepts-bitcoin-as-payment-also-hints-at-e-mail-chat-voice-expansion-16269596/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-now-accepts-bitcoin-as-payment-also-hints-at-e-mail-chat-voice-expansion-16269596/#commentsSat, 16 Feb 2013 21:02:10 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=269596Kim Dotcom has just announced through Twitter that Mega, his successor to Megaupload, will now be accepting Bitcoin as payment for its cloud storage services. You can purchase your Mega service with Bitcoin through Mega's newest reseller, Bitvoucher. Bitcoin is a P2P digital currency that allows you to instantly make a payment to anyone, anywhere in the world. It does … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-now-accepts-bitcoin-as-payment-also-hints-at-e-mail-chat-voice-expansion-16269596/feed/4Kim Dotcom: Mega will “take encryption to the mainstream”http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-mega-will-take-encryption-to-the-mainstream-23266446/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-mega-will-take-encryption-to-the-mainstream-23266446/#commentsWed, 23 Jan 2013 16:52:23 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=266446This week the next-generation iteration of online file hosting known as Mega has taken hold, its creator Kim Dotcom making it clear in an interview that this is no Megaupload, his goal being to usher in a new era for the web. This interview took place with the Wall Street Journal and included no lack of assurances from Dotcom that … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-mega-will-take-encryption-to-the-mainstream-23266446/feed/1Mega launches with issues all around, “smooth experience” coming soonhttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-with-issues-all-around-smooth-experience-coming-soon-21266074/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-with-issues-all-around-smooth-experience-coming-soon-21266074/#commentsMon, 21 Jan 2013 16:06:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=266074Kim Dotcom's second brainchild officially launched yesterday, and while everything was obviously supposed to go smooth, it didn't. It turns out, the new service claimed that one million users signed up on day one alone, and when you're not expecting that big of a crowd, things can get cluttered fairly quickly. Many users reported issues with Mega, most notably that … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launches-with-issues-all-around-smooth-experience-coming-soon-21266074/feed/8Mega claims 1 million users on day onehttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-claims-1-million-users-on-day-one-20265995/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-claims-1-million-users-on-day-one-20265995/#commentsSun, 20 Jan 2013 19:26:00 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265995According to none other than Kim Dotcom himself, Megaupload's replacement Mega has attained 1 million users in the first day it's been active. This of course includes those users that got early access, and the announcement was made at Dotcom's own mansion in New Zealand at a conference clad with fireworks and scantily clad ladies. The event spoken of here … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-claims-1-million-users-on-day-one-20265995/feed/0Mega goes live: Megaupload reborn with focus on file safetyhttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-goes-live-megaupload-reborn-with-focus-on-file-safety-19265954/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-goes-live-megaupload-reborn-with-focus-on-file-safety-19265954/#commentsSat, 19 Jan 2013 18:44:28 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265954Kim Dotcom's Mega cloud storage service has launched, cocking a snook at federal investigators who shut down Megaupload last year, and offering huge quantities of anonymous, encrypted storage for the web generation. The new site offers 50GB of free capacity to each user, though will have various tiers of paid service over that as the product roadmap progresses. Key to … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-goes-live-megaupload-reborn-with-focus-on-file-safety-19265954/feed/16Kim Dotcom’s Mega launches for early-access usershttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-launches-for-early-access-users-18265880/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-launches-for-early-access-users-18265880/#commentsFri, 18 Jan 2013 17:37:52 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265880Remember Megaupload? It was the file-sharing service created by Kim Dotcom that ended up being shut down and resulted in Dotcom's house being raided, along with some more shenanigans of some kind. However, the dust as settled and Dotcom is back with a new service called Mega that looks to take on Dropbox and other cloud services. Mega officially launches … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-launches-for-early-access-users-18265880/feed/0Instra Corporation announces that it will provide technical and customer support for Megahttp://www.slashgear.com/instra-corporation-announces-that-it-will-provide-technical-and-customer-support-for-mega-18265815/
http://www.slashgear.com/instra-corporation-announces-that-it-will-provide-technical-and-customer-support-for-mega-18265815/#commentsFri, 18 Jan 2013 07:56:53 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265815The New Zealand registrar Instra Corporation has announced that it will provide customer support and billing for Mega.co.nz, the replacement for Megaupload set to launch on January 19. This comes after the aforementioned cloud storage service - largely the home of copyrighted content - was taken down by the US government. The new iteration of the service is based out … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/instra-corporation-announces-that-it-will-provide-technical-and-customer-support-for-mega-18265815/feed/0SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: January 17th, 2013http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-january-17th-2013-17265717/
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-january-17th-2013-17265717/#commentsThu, 17 Jan 2013 15:31:07 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265717This week it's all about the after-shocks of CES, and that means apps galore, denials of wrongdoing, and lots of super fun reports of malware. New devices continue to flow after CES's departure including the iriver ULALA smartphone, Genius Gila gaming mouse, and Satechi USB 3.0 aluminum external hard drive enclosure. You'll want to be following the Aaron Swartz story … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-january-17th-2013-17265717/feed/0Canadian court rejects US request for Megaupload server datahttp://www.slashgear.com/canadian-court-rejects-us-request-for-megaupload-server-data-17265673/
http://www.slashgear.com/canadian-court-rejects-us-request-for-megaupload-server-data-17265673/#commentsThu, 17 Jan 2013 11:20:56 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=265673We've been following the saga of Kim Dotcom and Megaupload for a long time now. While most of the coverage is focused on attempts by the United States to extradite Dotcom and other managers of Megaupload to the US to stand trial, it's been easy to forget about the data confiscated. Recently the United States government tried to get access … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/canadian-court-rejects-us-request-for-megaupload-server-data-17265673/feed/1Mega launch event to be held at Kim Dotcom’s massive New Zealand mansionhttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-launch-event-to-be-held-at-kim-dotcoms-massive-new-zealand-mansion-31262578/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launch-event-to-be-held-at-kim-dotcoms-massive-new-zealand-mansion-31262578/#commentsMon, 31 Dec 2012 11:20:16 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=262578Megaupload's Kim Dotcom is still facing significant legal trouble from the United States over alleged copyright infringement. That case won't move forward until sometime next year. Dotcom has been hard at work on his next service simply called Mega. Back in November, the on-again, off-again Mega service came back with a New Zealand web address. Dotcom has announced that he … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-launch-event-to-be-held-at-kim-dotcoms-massive-new-zealand-mansion-31262578/feed/2Megaupload Search Warrant shows no consideration for legitimate user rightshttp://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-search-warrant-shows-no-consideration-for-legitimate-user-rights-19257527/
http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-search-warrant-shows-no-consideration-for-legitimate-user-rights-19257527/#commentsMon, 19 Nov 2012 11:45:07 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=257527As more details surface about the case against Megaupload and Kim Dotcom, the more it seems that legitimate users of the service have been ignored by the legal system. Recently, an entrepreneur named Kyle Goodwin asked courts to return his files to him. As part of his request to have his data returned, Goodwin's attorney filed a motion to have … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-search-warrant-shows-no-consideration-for-legitimate-user-rights-19257527/feed/1Kim Dotcom’s Mega returns with New Zealand domainhttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-returns-with-new-zealand-domain-12256582/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-returns-with-new-zealand-domain-12256582/#commentsMon, 12 Nov 2012 17:17:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=256582Kim Dotcom has experienced a few ups and downs in the past couple of weeks. First he announced that he would be launching the successor to Megaupload, simply called "Mega." Before the new site could launch, however, when Gabon's government decided that it didn't want Kim Dotcom to set up shop and suspended the Me.ga domain. That didn't stop Kim … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-returns-with-new-zealand-domain-12256582/feed/1Kim Dotcom’s Me.ga domain killed before new site could launchhttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-me-ga-domain-killed-before-new-site-could-launch-07255945/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-me-ga-domain-killed-before-new-site-could-launch-07255945/#commentsWed, 07 Nov 2012 10:51:09 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=255945Kim Dotcom is still fighting a legal battle in New Zealand against the United States over alleged copyright infringement and piracy. Dotcom's website MegaUpload remains closed and the fate of legitimate customer data stored on the company servers remains unclear. Dotcom had said that he would launch a new cloud-storage service in January using the domain Me.ga. Domains with the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-me-ga-domain-killed-before-new-site-could-launch-07255945/feed/3Kim Dotcom’s “Mega” site overloaded soon after launchhttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-site-overloaded-soon-after-launch-01255250/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-site-overloaded-soon-after-launch-01255250/#commentsThu, 01 Nov 2012 21:05:32 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=255250Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has created another new file-sharing website, only this time he dropped the "upload" from its name. The service is set to officially launch in January, but Dotcom launched the Mega domain name and put up a splash page for the time being. However, the website soon became overloaded and went down shortly after. The domain has … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcoms-mega-site-overloaded-soon-after-launch-01255250/feed/6Mega announced by Megaupload founder Kim Dotcomhttp://www.slashgear.com/mega-announced-by-megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-01255140/
http://www.slashgear.com/mega-announced-by-megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-01255140/#commentsThu, 01 Nov 2012 08:10:07 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=255140Back on October 18, we reported that Megaupload's founder Kim Dotcom planned to launch a new file sharing service named Mega. Mega will replace the banned Megaupload file-sharing website, which now displays nothing more than a spiffy FBI notice. The new file-sharing network has been announced, and is set to launch in January. The new website is said to be … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/mega-announced-by-megaupload-founder-kim-dotcom-01255140/feed/4SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: October 18, 2012http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-october-18-2012-18252735/
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-october-18-2012-18252735/#commentsFri, 19 Oct 2012 00:50:46 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=252735Welcome to Thursday evening, everyone. This afternoon we had a bunch of quarterly reports hit, and some were better than others. Google posted its quarterly report a little prematurely, a blunder that had a hand in driving down the price of the company's stock. Later on in the day, we heard from Microsoft, which managed to do pretty good in … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-october-18-2012-18252735/feed/0Megaupload founder creates new file-sharing service, calls it “Mega”http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-founder-creates-new-file-sharing-service-calls-it-mega-18252659/
http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-founder-creates-new-file-sharing-service-calls-it-mega-18252659/#commentsThu, 18 Oct 2012 18:43:30 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=252659Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom has faced a lot of grief lately from pretty much everyone with a badge. His house was raided, and he was thrown in jail for a bit. However, he's back and isn't even close to getting out of the business that got him in trouble in the first place. Along with his past colleagues, Dotcom is … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-founder-creates-new-file-sharing-service-calls-it-mega-18252659/feed/1Dotcom may have been spied on weeks before New Zealand authorities admithttp://www.slashgear.com/dotcom-may-have-been-spied-on-weeks-before-new-zealand-authorities-admit-05250524/
http://www.slashgear.com/dotcom-may-have-been-spied-on-weeks-before-new-zealand-authorities-admit-05250524/#commentsFri, 05 Oct 2012 10:40:06 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=250524The case against Kim Dotcom and his website Megaupload continues to confuse and astound many people who are following the trial. The New Zealand Herald claims to have obtained details showing that telecom engineers working for a technology services company called Gen-I have found evidence that Dotcom's Internet connection at his mansion in New Zealand was being monitored weeks before … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/dotcom-may-have-been-spied-on-weeks-before-new-zealand-authorities-admit-05250524/feed/0Inquiry into spying on Kim Dotcom ordered by NZ Prime Ministerhttp://www.slashgear.com/inquiry-into-spying-on-kim-dotcom-ordered-by-nz-prime-minister-24248947/
http://www.slashgear.com/inquiry-into-spying-on-kim-dotcom-ordered-by-nz-prime-minister-24248947/#commentsMon, 24 Sep 2012 10:20:27 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=248947We talked a lot about the drama centering on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom. The New Zealand Prime Minister has ordered an official inquiry into claims that the New Zealand Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB) unlawfully spied on Dotcom. New Zealand Prime Minister John Key has called efforts to intercept communications sent by Dotcom illegal. Key called the spying illegal after … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/inquiry-into-spying-on-kim-dotcom-ordered-by-nz-prime-minister-24248947/feed/1Department of Justice, FBI seize three Android pirate siteshttp://www.slashgear.com/department-of-justice-fbi-seize-three-android-pirate-sites-22243611/
http://www.slashgear.com/department-of-justice-fbi-seize-three-android-pirate-sites-22243611/#commentsWed, 22 Aug 2012 17:45:28 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=243611The federal government has continued its crack down on piracy, with the Department of Justice announcing that three different sites which market pirated Android apps have been shut down. The websites in question - applanet.net, appbucket.net and snappzmarket.com - are now all under the government's control, and all three display the same copyright notice that has graced Megaupload for the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/department-of-justice-fbi-seize-three-android-pirate-sites-22243611/feed/1Kim Dotcom promises the launch of Megabox music service this yearhttp://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-promises-the-launch-of-megabox-music-service-this-year-13242636/
http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-promises-the-launch-of-megabox-music-service-this-year-13242636/#commentsMon, 13 Aug 2012 09:51:37 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=242636You might think with the massive legal battle that Kim Dotcom is in the middle of over alleged copyright infringement that the man might be holding off on any new projects. Dotcom, founder of Megaupload.com, has offered up new details on his new "disruptive" music project set to launch before the end of this year. The hint came in the … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/kim-dotcom-promises-the-launch-of-megabox-music-service-this-year-13242636/feed/0SlashGear Morning Wrap-up: August 9th, 2012http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-august-9th-2012-09242405/
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-august-9th-2012-09242405/#commentsThu, 09 Aug 2012 15:40:17 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=242405This morning it's time for the leaks to come rolling in, starting with the Sony Xperia Tablet - all thin and new looking. Two "pre-human" species have been found in another awesome day in science that'll be bringing new understanding to us on the whole "where did we come from" question. There's still a bunch of Agent Orange over in … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-morning-wrap-up-august-9th-2012-09242405/feed/0Megaupload Dotcom mansion raid video releasedhttp://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-dotcom-mansion-raid-video-released-09242351/
http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-dotcom-mansion-raid-video-released-09242351/#commentsThu, 09 Aug 2012 11:24:39 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=242351We've been talking about the legal drama centering on Megaupload owner Kim Dotcom and other executives with the file sharing company for a while. The legal battle has centered on having Dotcom and other managers of the website extradited to the United States to stand trial for alleged mass copyright infringement. As the case has drawn on, courts have ruled … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/megaupload-dotcom-mansion-raid-video-released-09242351/feed/3SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: August 6, 2012http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-august-6-2012-06241936/
http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-august-6-2012-06241936/#commentsTue, 07 Aug 2012 00:04:55 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=241936We're back to Monday folks, but thankfully this particular Monday provided us with a lot of interesting news. Of course, Apple and Samsung's court battle is still raging on, with Samsung today claiming that Apple pressured 3G experts to change evidence. Apple detailed the icons it accuses Samsung of ripping off, while Samsung made a case for the uniqueness of … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/slashgear-evening-wrap-up-august-6-2012-06241936/feed/0Demonoid taken down by Ukrainian authoritieshttp://www.slashgear.com/demonoid-taken-down-by-ukrainian-authorities-06241909/
http://www.slashgear.com/demonoid-taken-down-by-ukrainian-authorities-06241909/#commentsMon, 06 Aug 2012 19:54:12 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=241909Chalk another one up for the governments waging this anti-piracy war we keep hearing so much about, as Ukrainian authorities have taken down Demonoid. The raid on Demonoid's servers comes after the torrent tracking giant suffered a large-scale DDoS attack a few days before, and it seems that the US may have been involved in some way. Reports say that … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/demonoid-taken-down-by-ukrainian-authorities-06241909/feed/14Microsoft unlocked Skype chat backdoor tip insidershttp://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-unlocked-skype-chat-backdoor-tip-insiders-26240382/
http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-unlocked-skype-chat-backdoor-tip-insiders-26240382/#commentsThu, 26 Jul 2012 16:17:47 +0000http://www.slashgear.com/?p=240382Skype used a huge behind-the-scenes change in VoIP service architecture to add messaging monitoring systems, insiders claim, following Microsoft's acquisition of the company in 2011. According to the industry officials speaking to the Washington Post, the installation of server-based supernodes - hubs through which Skype traffic is routed to improve uptime and reliability as the service gains traction - has had the side-effect … Continue reading]]>http://www.slashgear.com/microsoft-unlocked-skype-chat-backdoor-tip-insiders-26240382/feed/0